"Not this fresh." Snowboarder Maëlle Ricker is asked if she has ever competed with a broken bone. The West Van athlete will board in the Olympics three weeks after breaking her arm (from a Feb. 9 Sunday Focus story).
"What's going on now in Russia is abusive to human beings, no matter what walk of life they're coming from."
West Van Coun. Bill Soprovich calls on the International Olympic Committee to include non-discrimination based on sexual orientation in its charter (from a Feb. 9 news story).
"Barely detectable, but detectable." Department of Fisheries and Oceans scientist Robin Brown reports radiation from Fukushima in B.C. coastal waters (from a Feb. 14 news story).
